The Municipality of Tel Aviv announced that it is increasing the property taxes (“arnona“) of approximately 1,400 “ghost apartments” to 220.78 NIS per square meter.  Property taxes are between 50 and 85 NIS 85 per square meter for apartments in Tel Aviv up to 140 square meters (depending on the area in ​​the city). On average, this...

Sales of new homes in Israel increased by 17.3% in January 2016 compared to December 2015. In January 2016, 4360 new homes in Israel were sold, of which approximately 68% were for purchased by buyers for residential purposes and the remaining 32% were bought for other purposes including investment, purchasing groups, rental programs, etc.  Thus indicates preliminary...